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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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