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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not 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 variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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