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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students 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 variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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