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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students 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 many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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