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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually 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 a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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