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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are 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 several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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