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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free 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 a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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