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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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