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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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