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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open 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 several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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