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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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