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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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