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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes 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. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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