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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently 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 online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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