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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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