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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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