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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free 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 issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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