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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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