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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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