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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners 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 several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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