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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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