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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free 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 several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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