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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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