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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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