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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always 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 subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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