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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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