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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally 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 topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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