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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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