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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students 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 a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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