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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not 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 learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key 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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