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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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