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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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