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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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