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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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