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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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