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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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