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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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