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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses 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 many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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