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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free 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 learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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