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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently 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 many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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