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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally 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 several topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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