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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly 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 several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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