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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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