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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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