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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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