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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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