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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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