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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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