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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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