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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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 quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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