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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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