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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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