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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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