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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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