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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners 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 numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes 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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