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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free 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 lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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