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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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