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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always 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 distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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