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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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