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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually 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 subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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