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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not 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 issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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