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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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