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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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