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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are 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 many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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