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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers 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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