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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally 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 several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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