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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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