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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 several topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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