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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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