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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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