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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not 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 issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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