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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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