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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually 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 issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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