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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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