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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always 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 numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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