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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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