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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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