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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 many issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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