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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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