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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free 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 several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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