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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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