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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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