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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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