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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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