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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free 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 quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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