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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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