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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education enable learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always 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 a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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