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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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