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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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