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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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