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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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