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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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