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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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