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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are 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 numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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