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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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