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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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