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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily 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 numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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