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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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