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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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