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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the 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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