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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free 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 variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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