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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners 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 a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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