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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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