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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are 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 numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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