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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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