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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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