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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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