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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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