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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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