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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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