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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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