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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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