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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not 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 elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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