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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually 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 subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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