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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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