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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always 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 organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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