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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically 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 a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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