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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners 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 numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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