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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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