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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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