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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free 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 variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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