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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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