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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always 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 lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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