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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free 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 lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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