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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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