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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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