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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free 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 have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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