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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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