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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always 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 lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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