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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily 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 numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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