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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently 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 several topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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