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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently 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 issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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