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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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