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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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