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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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