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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major 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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