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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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