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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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