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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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