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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always 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 elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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