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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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