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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally 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 lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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