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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally 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 many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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