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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners 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. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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