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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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