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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 many subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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