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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not 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 lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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