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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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