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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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