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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not 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 lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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