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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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