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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually 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 lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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