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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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