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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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