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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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