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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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