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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally 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. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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