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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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