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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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