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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually 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 numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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