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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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