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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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