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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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