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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students 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 variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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