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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly 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 many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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