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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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