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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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