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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC 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 many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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