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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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