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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually 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 several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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