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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not 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 numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources