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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students 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 several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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