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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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