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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are 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 variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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