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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always 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 several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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