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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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