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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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