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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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