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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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