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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC 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 numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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