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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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