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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always 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 online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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