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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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