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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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