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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key 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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