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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not 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 lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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