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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily 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 several topics that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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