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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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