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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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