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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always 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 issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important 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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