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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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 have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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