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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally 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 several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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