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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not 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 many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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