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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly 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 quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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