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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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