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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free 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 quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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