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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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