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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently 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 quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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