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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not 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 organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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