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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically 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 a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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