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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not 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 issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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