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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are 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 considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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