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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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