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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not 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 variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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