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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually 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 issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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