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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are 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 e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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