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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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