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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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