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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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