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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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