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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently 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 lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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