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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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