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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally 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 many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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