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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not 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 online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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