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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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