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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly 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 several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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