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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students 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 several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores 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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