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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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