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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students 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 numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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