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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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