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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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