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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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