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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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