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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free 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 variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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