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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners 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 topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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