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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually 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 several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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