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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are generally free 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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