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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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