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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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