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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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