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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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