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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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