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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for students 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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