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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online 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 numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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