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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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