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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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