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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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