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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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