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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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