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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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