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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically 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 several subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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