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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free 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 subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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