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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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