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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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