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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the 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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