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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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