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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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