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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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