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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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