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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners 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 several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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