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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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