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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally 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 a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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