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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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