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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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