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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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