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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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