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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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