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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly 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 a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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