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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 several topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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