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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always 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 topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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