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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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