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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for students 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 a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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