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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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