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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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