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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently 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 elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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