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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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