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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently 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 learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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