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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always 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 distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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