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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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