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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free 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 variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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