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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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