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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually 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 many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education