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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always 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 organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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