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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners 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 several issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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