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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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