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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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