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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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