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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free 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 several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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