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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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