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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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