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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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