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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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