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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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