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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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