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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free 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 lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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