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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students 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 variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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