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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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