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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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