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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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