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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students 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 issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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