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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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