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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always 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 many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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