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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not 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 topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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