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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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