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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates 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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