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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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