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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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