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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually 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 variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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