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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are usually 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 many issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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