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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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