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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free 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 many issues that elearning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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