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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not 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 topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key 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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