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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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