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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners 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 numerous subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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