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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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