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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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