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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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