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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free 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 a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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