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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally 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 issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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