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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always 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 issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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