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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always 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 subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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