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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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