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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always 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 e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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