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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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