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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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