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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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