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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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