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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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