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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always 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 variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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