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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students 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. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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