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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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