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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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