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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally 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 variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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