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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free 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 several issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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