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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always 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 subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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