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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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