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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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