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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are generally 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 many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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