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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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