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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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