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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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