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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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