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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically 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 numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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