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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free 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 a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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