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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently 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 numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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