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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally 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 many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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