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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the 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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