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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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