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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually 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. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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