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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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