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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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