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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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