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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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