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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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