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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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