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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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