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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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