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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners 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 must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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