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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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