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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily 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 many issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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