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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open 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 elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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