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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally 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 many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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