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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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