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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students 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 lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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