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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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