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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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