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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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