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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free 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 a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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