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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently 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 organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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