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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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