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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free 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 many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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