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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually 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 many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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