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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free 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 online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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