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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always 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 e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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