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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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