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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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