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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free 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 numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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