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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free 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 several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key 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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