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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally 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 many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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