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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally 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 numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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