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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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