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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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