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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically 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 several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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