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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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