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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently 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 subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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