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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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