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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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