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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 online learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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