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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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