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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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