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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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