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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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