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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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