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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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