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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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