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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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