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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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