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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not 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 several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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