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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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