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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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