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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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