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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. 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 topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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