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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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