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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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