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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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