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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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