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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students 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 many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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