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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally 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 issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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