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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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