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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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