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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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