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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the 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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