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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. 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 lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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