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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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