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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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