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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always 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 topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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