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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners 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 a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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