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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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