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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are 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 many issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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