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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly 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 a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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