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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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