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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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