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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses 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 a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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