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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are 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 many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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