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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students 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 issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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