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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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