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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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