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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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