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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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