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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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