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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students 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 a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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