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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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