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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily 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 several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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