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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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