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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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