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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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