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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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