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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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