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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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