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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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