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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses 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 variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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