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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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