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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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