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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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