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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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