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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free 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 consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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