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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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