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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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