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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students 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 issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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