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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not 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 learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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