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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free 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 a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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