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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners 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 learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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