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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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