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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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