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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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