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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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