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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students 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 issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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