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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free 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 numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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