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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always 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 learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key 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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