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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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