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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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