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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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