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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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