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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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