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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key 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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