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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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