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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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