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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner 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 technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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