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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 several issues that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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