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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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