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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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