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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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