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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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