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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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