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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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