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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free 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 several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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