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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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