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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free 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. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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