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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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