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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are usually 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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