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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free 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 issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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