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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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