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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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