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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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