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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically 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 several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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