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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 several issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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