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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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