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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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