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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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