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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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