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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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