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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free 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 issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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