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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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