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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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