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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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