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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free 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 many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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