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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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