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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly 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 topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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