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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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