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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates 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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