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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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