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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are 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 variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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