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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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