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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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