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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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