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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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