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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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