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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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