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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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