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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always 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 numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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