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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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