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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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