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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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