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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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