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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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