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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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