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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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