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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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