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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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