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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually 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 online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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