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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently 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 several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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