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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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